Travelling from Scarborough to Darlington by train

The fastest trains from Scarborough to Darlington take around 1 hour and 22 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 79 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Scarborough and Darlington.

Journeys between Scarborough and Darlington usually involve one change of train.

We usually find around 20 departures on the route from Scarborough to Darlington every weekday that leave enough time to change trains without waiting around for longer than necessary.

Trains are typically more frequent on weekends, when we found around 24 departures.
The duration is normally about 1 hour and 22 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

On weekdays the earliest train to Darlington is usually scheduled to depart Scarborough around 06:30 and the last train is around 22:07.
This is the same at the weekend.

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When to book Scarborough to Darlington train tickets?

Trains in the UK usually open for booking around 3 months in advance.
If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Scarborough to Darlington by train.

Which trains operate between Scarborough and Darlington?

More than one type of train operates on the route from Scarborough to Darlington, so you’ll be travelling with one or more of the following rail operators:

CrossCountry

East Coast

East Midlands Trains

First TransPennine Express

TransPennine Express

You can check which train you’ll be travelling on by looking for the train name in search results.